Ion Exhibits

TL;DR: When BAP Agency had a clear vision for D&F's IPPE booth, they needed a partner who could execute without reworking the idea. Ion Exhibits' in-house fabrication didn't redesign-it solved. Reinforced the red toolbox so it actually functioned. Refined

TL;DR: Chicago's trade show calendar for the next 12 months includes several significant buyer-concentrated events across healthcare, food and beverage, fabrication, and water infrastructure. From RSNA in November 2026 to FABTECH, the National Restaurant

IMTS, the International Manufacturing Technology Show, returns to McCormick Place in Chicago from September 14-19, 2026. As the largest manufacturing technology show in the Western Hemisphere, it draws more than 90,000 attendees and over 1,800 exhibitors

35 years. One philosophy. A company that still makes things the hard way - on purpose. In the trade show industry, the handshake still matters - not as a metaphor, but as a business model. Face-to-face contact drives product launches, closes deals, and bu

A well-written brief is the single most important input in any agency engagement. Trade show exhibit projects are no different, and yet the brief is almost always the step that gets skipped. Here's what a strong exhibit brief looks like, and why it determ

Updated May 2026 TL;DR: Pack Expo is a family of 6 shows run by PMMI, not one event. The two flagship U.S. shows alternate yearly: Pack Expo International (Chicago, even years - next: Oct 2026) and Pack Expo Las Vegas (odd years - next: 2027). Smaller reg

A floor-level perspective from the Ion Exhibits team TL;DR: Natural Products Expo West 2026 drew 3,200+ brands to a floor that isn't getting any bigger. Nine observations from the show: smaller booths need sharper strategy, sampling drives traffic more th

TL;DR: The food and beverage trade show calendar for 2026 and 2027 offers strong opportunities, but not every event is the right fit for every brand. From highly technical audiences at IFT FIRST to discovery-driven environments like the Summer Fancy Food

TL;DR Pre-show planning, demo-driven booth design, and the right staff turned Strings' RSNA 2025 presence into their best show yet, with double the visitors and demos running back to back throughout the event. RSNA stands apart from most medical trade sho

TL;DR: Companies rarely exhibit for just one reason - lead generation, brand visibility, product launches, market entry, repositioning, competitive presence, and ROI justification often stack together in a single show investment, and the programs that get